Man who got embarrassed in front of his friends shoots stranger 9 times in the back as he walked away

An Oregon antheral who claimed that the antheral helium fatally shot was "trying to embarrass" him volition walk the adjacent decennary down bars.

Cresencio Flores, 27, pleaded blameworthy to first-degree manslaughter successful transportation with the shooting decease of 45-year-old Jacob Forrest, whom Flores changeable multiple times connected July 28, 2024. According to tribunal documents obtained by section quality outlet The Oregonian, Flores told constabulary that he acted successful self-defense aft Forrest, whom helium had ne'er met before, slapped him successful the look portion carrying a fake gun.

As Forrest walked away, Flores took retired his existent weapon and changeable Forrest 9 times.

According to tribunal documents, Flores was extracurricular an flat gathering successful Portland, Oregon, connected the greeting of July 28, 2024, smoking with his friends. Surveillance cameras captured Forrest and 3 of his friends getting retired of a car nearby. Forrest was seen carrying a realistic-looking fake gun, which helium tucked into his waistband. While the video had nary audio, constabulary said Forrest and Flores exchanged words.

At immoderate constituent during their exchange, Forrest slapped Flores connected the feature and tossed his motorcycle into the street.

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In a memo filed by prosecutors, they said Forrest was walking distant from Flores erstwhile the second stood up and aimed his existent weapon astatine Forrest, firing 9 times. Forrest was dead erstwhile constabulary responded to the scene.

After helium was arrested 2 months later, Flores told constabulary that helium feared for his beingness and did not cognize Forrest's weapon was fake. He told constabulary that helium "believed Mr. Forrest was trying to embarrass" him.

Prosecutors primitively charged Flores with first-degree murder, but dropped the complaint arsenic portion of the plea deal. Ryan Solomon, 1 of the prosecutors, told Multnomah County Circuit Judge Christopher Ramras that the woody was just during a proceeding connected Monday.

The justice sentenced Flores to 10 years successful situation for first-degree manslaughter. Flores did not talk during the hearing.